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(11) | EP 0 264 244 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Apparatus for manufacturing a resin tube |
(57) Apparatus for manufacturing a resin tube comprises: support means (2); a central
shaft (4) supported by the support means and extending therefrom; a pair of operating
means (12a,12b) supported by the central shaft at two separate positions; a plurality
of rotatable forming rolls (7) each supported by the operating means at both ends
thereof in such a manner that the rotatable forming rolls are arranged circularly
around the central shaft (4) and that a cylindrical envelope formed by the rotatable
forming rolls has a radius changeable by operation of the operating means; and a plurality
of flexible link means each connected between one end of each rotatable forming roll
(7) and a driving means (M) for simultaneously rotating the rotatable forming rolls
in the same direction at any radius of the envelope. Because of this structure, the
apparatus can manufacture a resin tube of any size simply by operating the operating
means. |